The official site for EVE Online is full of news today. Two major announcements stand out.

The first is the news of a 24 hour period of downtime...

Hardware Upgrades Today Wednesday November 1st, 10:00 - 10:00 GMT

Tranquility and other services are being upgraded today Wednesday November 1st during a 24 hours downtime. Upgrades include adding IBM LS-21 AMD Opteron blades, solid-state RAMSAN disks, adding network providers and general maintenance.

To help with the game withdrawal, there are several interviews for your reading pleasure...

CCP interviews at MMORPG, VERN and more
Worried that Wednesday's extended downtime will have you jonesing for your daily dose of EVE? Have no fear! Here are some interviews and articles you can enjoy while you're waiting.